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Distance education courses
must be of the same quality and rigor as those presented on
campus. Instructors or program directors of distance
education courses must demonstrate this equity of quality
through a presentation of course syllabi and requirements,
including the assessment of student learning outcomes.
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| 2. |
Instructors must demonstrate
how student work is monitored to assure
integrity. Instructors will administer at least one on
campus examination supervised by the instructor or an
approved proctor. Students unable to travel to campus must
take the exam under the supervision of an approved proctor.
Students must submit
proctor applications for approval prior
to the scheduled examination. Instructors and
approved proctors shall require students to show a photo ID.
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| 3. |
Distance education students
must have access to appropriate library/learning resource
materials. These resources and how they are to be accessed
must be specified for each course.
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| 4. |
The decisions to offer
courses through distance education will be determined at the
division level based on student needs and the resources
available, with final approval by the Dean of Instruction.
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| 5. |
Students enrolled in
Distance Education courses will have access to the same
student services as on-campus students. Access may be
achieved through face-to-face, telephone, and/or email
contact and through dissemination of information via the
College Catalog and the College Web site.
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| 6. |
Each course must specify how
the instructor will provide structured, scheduled access and
interaction with distance education students and among
students. The instructor must maintain records of this
interaction.
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| 7. |
The Office of Institutional
Planning and Assessment shall provide a report on the
effectiveness of distance education courses to ensure
comparability to campus-based courses. This report shall be
produced each academic year.
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| 8. |
Any special financial
requirements involved in providing a distance education
course must be identified.
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| 9. |
Faculty who teach distance
education courses must meet NACC requirements for
credentials.
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| 10. |
Faculty who teach through
distance education technologies must receive orientation and
training from an appropriate supervisor or from the Office
of Educational Technology Support. Prior to teaching a
Distance Education course, faculty are responsible for
acquiring sufficient skills to present the subject matter
effectively.
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| 11. |
Distance education must be
evaluated through an institutionally standardized evaluation
procedure which includes faculty self-evaluation, evaluation
of online instruction by students, and evaluation of faculty
member by the appropriate supervisor.
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| 12. |
In determining faculty
teaching load, a distance education course will be
considered the equivalent of an on-campus course that has
the same number of credit hours.
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| 13. |
The NACC Intellectual
Property and Distance Education Course Ownership Policy
governs issues pertaining to ownership of intellectual
properties and is to be employed in conjunction with the
Distance Education Policy.
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| 14. |
Distance Education
faculty members must deliver accurate and current
information. Faculty shall not include in the content or
delivery of a course any information which he or she knows
to constitute libel, invasion of privacy, infringement of
copyright or other literary rights, or otherwise violate the
legal rights of others (See the TEACH
Act). |
